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Academic
 a very academic school aiming to get pupils into Oxford or Cambridge
Achieve/Achievement
 he achieved his ambition to become a press photographer
Applied
 she had applied for a number of positions
Bachelor's degree
 one of the country’s most eligible bachelors
Curriculum
 course components of the school curriculum
Faculty
 his faculty for taking the initiative
Research
 the group carries out research in geochemistry
Instruct/Instructor
 she instructed him to wait
Lecture/Lecturer
 in each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials
Partner
 a partner in a prosperous legal practice
Promotion
 the promotion of cultural and racial diversity
Major
 the use of drugs is a major problem
Philosophy
 the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle
Interview
 a half-hour interview with the prime minister
Scholarship
 the intellectual dishonesty has nothing to do with lack of scholarship
Objective
 historians try to be objective and impartial
Theory
 a theory of education
Thesis
 his central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world
Tuition
 private tuition in Arabic
University
 I went to university at the UAE
Benefits
 the changes are of benefit to commerce
Career
 the court has had a chequered career
Literacy
 tests of literacy and numeracy
Affiliate
 they are national associations affiliated to larger organizations
Qualification
 I left school at 15 with no qualifications
Personnel
 many of the personnel involved require training
Professional
 their music is both memorable and professional
Associate
 the environmental problems associated with nuclear waste
Salary
 he received a salary of £24,000
Wages
 we were struggling to get better wages
illiterate
 his parents were illiterate
Commodity
 commodities such as copper and coffee
Currency
 the currency of UAE is quiet good
Finance
 the clearing banks are important sources of finance
Experience
 he had learned his lesson by painful experience
Income
 he has a nice home and an adequate income
Lab-our
 the price of repairs includes labour, parts, and VAT
Schedule
 take a moment out of your busy schedule
Development
 I don’t think there have been any new developments since yesterday